NILESH HIRAMAN BHEGADE AND ANR vs STATE COOPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY AND ORS Advocate - Dilip Bodake — WP/15336/2025

Case under Mah. Co-op. Soc. Act Section NA. Disposed: --Dismissed on 04th May 2026.

CNR: HCBM010575332025

CASE DISPOSED

Filing Number

WP/35759/2025

Filing Date

10-11-2025

Registration No

WP/15336/2025

Registration Date

12-11-2025

Judge

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE A.S. GADKARI , HON'BLE JUSTICE KAMAL KHATA

Coram

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE A.S. GADKARI , HON'BLE JUSTICE KAMAL KHATA

Bench Type

Division

Category

ORDINARY CIVIL ( 30 )

Sub-Category

Cooperative Socities ( 103 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

04th May 2026

Nature of Disposal

--Dismissed

Acts & Sections

Mah. Co-op. Soc. Act Section NA

Petitioner(s)

NILESH HIRAMAN BHEGADE AND ANR

Adv. ADKINE NIKHIL VIJAY

RANDHIR PANDURANG TAPKIR

Respondent(s)

STATE COOPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY AND ORS Advocate - Dilip Bodake

DISTRICT CO-OPERTIVE ELECTION OFFICER CUM DISTRICT DY. REGISTRAR CO-OP SOCIETIES PUNE CITY

Adv. Dilip Bodake

AUTHORIZED OFFICER COD WORKERS CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD

COD WORKERS CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD THROUGH AUTHRORIZED OFFICER

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY OF CO-OPERATION MARKETING AND TEXTILES DEPARTMENT

GIRIDHARI SUDAM BURDE

ASHOK VASANT PARANDE

SANJAY SAKHARAM DABHADE

RAJESH J. JADHAV

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE A.S. GADKARI , HON'BLE JUSTICE KAMAL KHATA

17-11-2025

FOR CIRCULATION

20-04-2026

-FOR ORDERS

05-01-2026

FOR CIRCULATION

Orders

04-05-2026
HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE A.S. GADKARI,HON'BLE JUSTICE KAMAL KHATA

The Bombay High Court dismissed the petitions filed by Nilesh Hiraman Bhegade and others challenging their exclusion from cooperative society elections. The court held that Section 27(10) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 bars defaulting loan members from voting, and the petitioners' status as defaulters on the cut-off date (1 January 2025) disqualified them despite clearing dues thereafter. The court emphasized that petitioners should have been vigilant in clearing dues before the cut-off date if they intended to exercise voting rights. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

The Bombay High Court dismissed the petitions filed by Nilesh Hiraman Bhegade and others challenging their exclusion from cooperative society elections. The court held that Section 27(10) of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960 bars defaulting loan members from voting, and the petitioners' status as defaulters on the cut-off date (1 January 2025) disqualified them despite clearing dues thereafter. The court emphasized that petitioners should have been vigilant in clearing dues before the cut-off date if they intended to exercise voting rights. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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